It’s no secret that the recording industry is increasingly looking to mobile to offset plummeting revenues from CDs and other physical goods. But sometimes its strategies seem horribly misguided. ... Read More »

After much waiting and wondering, Android developers finally got a real response to their gripes about the mobile phone OS's lack of direction: Google released an Android SDK beta update to all developers, not just a chosen few , ... Read More »

Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones. ... Read More »

Privacy advocates' concern over what Apple will do with iPhone user data may be overblown, industry experts say ... Read More »

Luxury retailer becomes the first of its kind to try on mobile-shopping capabilities in its quest to satisfy the impulses of every Silicon Valley CEO. ... Read More »

Many people aren’t leaving home when it comes to accessing the Internet using a wireless data card, according to a new report by Nielsen Mobile. ... Read More »

Google Inc. is toying with display ads on its popular YouTube mobile site. ... Read More »

Nuance Communications Inc. went on the offensive in its effort to acquire Zi Corp., calling Zi’s unwillingness to enter negotiations “perplexing and inappropriate.” ... Read More »

The mobile communications industry is turning the page on its history of proprietary, closed development. Today, mobile is writing its next chapter, and here’s where open development is moving the story: ... Read More »

Itron Inc. will use AT&T Mobility Inc. to help utility companies improve business metrics. Itron plans to deliver its advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) solution over the AT&T wireless network, offering utility companies the ... Read More »

In the painful world that is the wireless Web, USA Today Election 2008 seems like a natural solution. The app serves as a kind of on-device portal for political junkies, eliminating the need to fire up a mobile browser and triple- ... Read More »

Today Visa and eight financial institution partners announced a new pilot program whereby Visa cardholders can receive SMS alerts directly on their phones whenever there is activity on their account. ... Read More »

Australia’s ‘Big Four’ are revitalising their core banking systems to enable real-time transactions for increasingly online and mobile customers, experts claim. ... Read More »

Many people are familiar with the coffee shop's Wi-Fi, while others even know how to set up a simple home network. Pretty much everyone, however, knows that Wi-Fi is what makes it all possible. That ubiquity is what many venture ... Read More »

The first Bluetooth headsets were simple mono devices, designed to sit in one ear as you took a call on your mobile phone. However, as handsets has developed into sophisticated entertainment devices that can play music and video, ... Read More »

Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. You can do this with an imported Chinese phone, but you can't with any phone sold in the U.S. - ... Read More »

Synchronica said it will fork over roughly $5 million in new shares to acquire fellow mobile e-mail provider AxisMobile. ... Read More »

More than 3 billion people own a cellphone. It’s arguably the hottest consumer-electronics product ever. But that success also can lead to a lot of waste in landfills — and worse — around the globe. In a world where green is the ... Read More »

Mimicking a recent move by rival T-Mobile USA Inc., Verizon Wireless is now offering “more-control” options for parents. Verizon Wireless’ new service, dubbed “Usage Controls,” acts as an online tool that allows customers to set ... Read More »

Online ad networks are booming as publishers scramble to place marketing messages on a glut of unsold advertising space. And that may be good news for their mobile counterparts. ... Read More »